A boy sells petrol in front of the road cleared by MAG. See: On the road
MAG Cambodia report - June 2010 [PDF]
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MAG Cambodia report - May 2010 [PDF]
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Learning platform
Before MAG cleared dangerous land in the Cambodian community of Veal, the local school had no proper building, with classes taken underneath villagers’ houses. (19 April 2010)
On the road
In most countries, a road is just something you walk or drive on – not something most people spend a lot of time thinking about. But in Cambodia that is not always the case. (22 March 2010)
Cambodia MAGazine, January 2010 [PDF]
Download the quarterly news round-up from MAG's programme in Cambodia.
Belgian Government provides crucial funding for MAG
MAG has been awarded €550,360 from the Federal Government of Belgium for ongoing clearance operations in Cambodia. (11 January 2010)
Message in the music
A project in Battambang using rap and hip hop music to alert young people to the danger of landmines and unexploded ordnance is an example of how MAG conveys safety messages through a variety of activities. (2 December 09)
Photo exhibition in Phnom Penh featuring images of MAG
A night of slideshows, multimedia presentations and web documentaries by Cambodia photography agency Asia Motion on 4 December will feature images from MAG's work in the country. (27 November 09)
Development doubles after MAG clears land
Two years after MAG finished clearing land in Ou Chamlong village, Battambang province, business is booming. (23 November 09)
Blog: There are stats, more stats… and the deadly truth
When you’re in the field, you quickly discover that statistics are king. (7 October 09)
Mine accident survivor becomes deminer
Chea Sia survived stepping on a landmine but, with life in Cambodia difficult for disabled people who have little education, he and his wife struggled to make a living until a friend told hm about MAG. (18 May 09)
Download the May edition of the MAGazine
The quarterly news round-up from MAG's operations in Cambodia. MAG destroyed 7,314 items of unexploded ordnance in the first three months of 2009, plus more than 1,000 landmines. (11 May 09)
MAG organises first nationals-only meeting
MAG is proud of the abilities of its national staff. Since MAG started work in Southeast Asia – in Cambodia in 1992 – the staff have become able to run the programmes with only very limited expatriate support. (7 April 09)
Audio: 'A lot to do' in Cambodia
Ten years ago this month the Ottawa Treaty banning landmines came into effect but despite the ban, countries like Cambodia are still grappling with the legacy of decades of conflict. Listen to an interview with MAG Cambodia's Country Programme Manager Rupert Leighton on Radio Australia. (31 March 09)
A former battlefield, one year after clearance
Land cleared by MAG on a former battlefield in Battambang Province is being used for settlement and agriculture; three wells have been dug for the community with support from World Vision. (9 March 09)
'We only had one son..… now he’s gone'
MAG is clearing the village of Chisang in Battambang province. This story from local man Hoeum Chet underlines the continuing importance of MAG's work in the country... (19 February 09)
Audio: MAG Cambodia talks to Radio Australia
Listen to an interview with MAG Cambodia Country Programme Manager Rupert Leighton from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. (14 January 09)
A MAG deminer's story
"There was a huge explosion. The next second I was sitting down covered in smoke. I noticed one of my legs had gone." Kheun Sokhon landmine survivor now works for MAG as a deminer. (5 January 09)
Japanese-funded clearance enables grassroots development
Funding from the Japanese Government’s Kusanone Assistance programme the coming year will dramatically reduce the threat from landmines and unexploded ordnance for around 7,500 people. (7 November 08)
MAG welcomes verdict in Khmer Rouge murder trial
Guilty verdict in the trial of those responsible for the abduction and murder of Christopher Howes and Houn Hourth in 1996. (14 October 08)
Video: 'Sam', by Pietro Bellorini
Featuring the work of MAG in Cambodia, 'Sam' follows the story of a 19-year-old student working in a field in order to pay for her studies who is injured by a mine. (17 September 08)
Stories from a village
When MAG Cambodia’s all-female MAT 3 (Mine Action Team) cleared suspect land in Prey Kantuot village, Pursat, 2,417 people from 455 families benefited. MAG Community Liaison worker Khan Tavrak talked to the villagers – about their lives before and after clearance, and their hopes for the future. (16 July 08)
Clearance helps hundreds in Malai district
From beginning the clearance of landmine-contaminated land in the Malai district of Banteay Meanchey Province in July 2006 to May 2008, MAG located and destroyed 507 anti-personnel mines, two anti-tank mines and 30 other items of unexploded ordnance. (2 July 08)
A mother's remarkable story
Having lost her first husband to conflict, mother of six Lay Rim's second husband ran away with his girlfriend, leaving her in extreme poverty and driving her to a painful decision that many people would find unthinkable. (15 November 07)
Partnership for development in South East Asia
Working in partnership is central to MAG’s approach. Partnerships enable MAG to ensure a lasting and sustainable impact from our activities. (6 November 07)
A beneficiary plans for the future
MAG demining team 'MAT 16' found and destroyed 199 anti-personnel mines in Kbal Tumnob village, to give Pen Kourm and his family more than just peace of mind. (26 September 07)
Brighter future in Veal village
When a Japanese government-funded MAG demining team cleared 170,517 sq/m of land in Pursat Province, it gave 44-year-old Nat Tith renewed hope for his family's future. (5 September 07)
Bobby Charlton and Tony Hawk fly in
The England football legend has made “a very emotional visit” to see demining work and support the Spirit of Soccer project at a school situated on a former minefield. (23 August 07)
Life getting better for Sok Sameth
Out of thousands of beneficiaries, this case study focuses on one family whose life has changed for the better thanks to the intervention of MAG – funded by ECHO. (7 December 06)
Developing Locality Demining
Two locality demining teams have been working for the last year in Sala Kram district in eastern Battambang province. And MAG will shortly start recruiting more staff from the district. (17 May 06)
Surrounded by landmines
The residents of Toul Khpos fled in 1989 due to fighting between Vietnamese and Khmer Rouge troops. The village was used as a military base and was repeatedly mined. (16 May 06)
Life on a cleared minefield
Mountains frame the picturesque Preah Put village setting as children run around playing games and people wash and collect water from the wells. (16 May 06)
Dangerous steps: a landmine survivor's story
Sitting on the doorstep of his small house in the village of Preah Put 46 year-old landmine survivor Sar Sarom recalls what happened to him three years ago. (10 April 06)
Clearing safe paths
MAG cleared safe paths through Spoung village thanks to funding from ECHO, enabling fellow NGO, CARE, to build a water pump and filter pond. (16 December 05)
Surviving a landmine
Whilst working on his farm in Phnum 7 village, Hun Lysong felt the fear of his past ricochet through him when he stepped on a landmine. (30 September 05)
Artefacts found
They'd been buried for many years, hidden in the ground away from danger, until they were found by Ling Phahn, a female deminer from one of MAG's Locality Demining Teams. (1 August 05)
A Locality Deminer's story
Locality Demining is a new approach to clearance, which trains local people to enable them to clear their own fields safely and earn a steady daily wage. (1 August 05)
Demining innovation
MAG has responded to a growing need for local initiatives that both increase financial benefits for the community and help mine clearance in Cambodian villages. (1 February 05)
Historical discovery
Two rare, ornately patterned bells dating back more than 2,000 years have been presented to the National Museum in Phnom Penh after being unearthed in a demining Operation. (1 September 02)
